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MARTHA ST. CLAIR WING-E31, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 16, 1918. Serial No. 267,004.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTHA ST. CLAIR acitizen'of the United States, residing at-Los Angeles, in the county of'l o s Angeles and State ofvCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Dolls, of which the following is a spec1fi-' cation.

My invention relates to dolls and consists of the novel features herein shown, described and claimed.

One object of my invention is to make a doll which is unbreakable and which is practically indestructible in the-hands of a baby. Another object of my invention is to make a doll which is softand which may be safely handled by a baby without the possibility of injuring the baby.

Another object of my invention is to make a fully dressed doll in one construction.

' Figure 1 1s a front elevation'of a doll em bodying the principles of my invention, parts being broken away and shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation analogous to Fig. 1 with parts removed and unfinished, and'with parts broken away and shown 1n section.

Fig. 3 is Fig. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view of one of the hands as seen looking in the direction indicated by the arrow 4 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged front elevation of one of the feet, the leg being broken away.

Fig. 6 is a view in elevation illustrating the cord used in constructing the foot shown in Fig. 5, the cord being shown as though the cord had been appliedto make the foot and then the foot removed.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the body distended to receive the base of the head.

The head 1, the neck 2 and the base 3 are formed integral. The body 4 is formed a rear elevation of the head and separately from the head and base, and the arms are. formed separately from the body.

In constructing the doll, I take a stocking and I cut the stocking straight across the instep, and I take the toe piece of the stocking and stuff it with cotton batting 5; then I secure the cut edges together by suitable stitching 6; then I apply the cord 7 to form the neck 2 and separate the head 1 from the base 3. The face features 8 are painted or embroidered upon the material to produce the desired design and effect.

In constructing the body 4, I cut a piece of the stocking extending from the ankle upwardly, lay the piece flat, cuta slit from one end at the center and through both sides, and then secure the cut edges together by stltching 9 and. 10, thereby producing the leg and feet portions 12 and 13. I turn a Patented May 20, 1919;

portion of the material inwardly around the opposite cut edge from the leg and feet portions to form the reinforcement 14;.then I stitch a strong thread through the material at the bend in the material to produce the puckering string 15; then I stuif the body 4 including the leg and feet portions 12 and 13 with cotton batting'16 leaving a space in the upper part of the stocking to receive the base 8; then the base 3 may be inserted through the openingv surrounded by the puckering string 15 and the material and cotton drawn up' around the base and the puckering string 15 drawn taut around the neck 2 and tied at the back of the neck. The feet 17 and 18 are.formed upon the lower ends of the leg and feet portions 12 and 13 by applying cords 19 and 20. The cords 19 and 20' are substantially alike and are applied and drawn tight to produce the desired form of feet. A piece of suitable strong inelastic cord has its center portion 21 applied to the front of the leg near its extreme lower end, and the'cord is passed both ways around the leg and brought together and the knot 22 formed. The cord is drawn tight in making the knot, thereby producing the toe portion 23; then the cord is passed from the knot 22 both ways around the leg so as to make two turns of the cord around the leg, and the cord is drawn tight and th'e knot 24 made, thereby producing the heel 25 and ankle 26. T

The material for the cap 27 is cut from the heel of the stocking; then I take the scraps of the ankle of the stocking which are left after cutting the material for the head and base and the material for the body, and the material for the cap, and from some of these scraps I make casings 28 and 29 for the arms. These casings are stuffed with cotton batting; then I take the upper part of the stocking, that is the part left in cutting the material for the body 4, and make the body 31 of the jacket, and I take the remainlng scraps and make the sleeves 32 and of the jacket; then I place the stuffed casings 28 and 29 in the sleeves 32 and 33 and apply cords 34 and 35 to make the hands 36 and 37, and apply a cord 38 and a stitch 39 to each hand to make the thumbs 40 and 41. A puckering string 42 is applied around the upper end of the jacket body 31 to draw the jacket tight around the neck 2, and when the jacket is applied the string is tied either with a hard knot to remain permanently or with a bowknot which may be untied.

The selvage edge 43 at the lower end of the jacket body 31 is turned upwardly outside of the body. The arm casings 28 and 29 are carried with the jacket and this makes it easy to put the jacket on or off over the head. A ribbon 44 may be tied around the neck to cover the seams and finish the dress as desired, and a tassel 45 may be attached to the crown of the cap 27.

In forming the cap 27, the cut edge of the material may be finished in any suitable way and the edge turned upwardly outside of the material to make the band 46.

In making several dolls, I buy stockings of different colors and mix the colors to produce the desired design and effect. For instance, I may put a pink jacket on a white body and a blue cap on a white head and so on.

Thus I have produced a doll, the material of which is stocking fabric, cotton batting, thread and cord, and without the use of any hard material, such as porcelain, china and the like, and. the doll thus produced is 1practically indestructible in that it cannot e broken by falling or colliding, and the doll is soft and comfortable for a baby to handle. Furthermore, the doll is made from material which is easily obtained and easily handled.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. The method of making a doll which consists in cutting a stocking straight across the instep, stuffing the toe piece of the stocking, securing the cut edges together to hold the stufiing, applying a cord around the center to form a neck and separate the head from the base, cutting a second piece from the stocking, said second piece extending from the ankle upwardly, laying the piece flat, cutting a slit from one end to the center through both sides, securing the cut edges together, thereby producing leg and feet portions, turning a portion of the material inwardly around the opposite cut edge from the leg and feet portions to form a reinforcement, passing a thread through the material at the bend to produce a puckering string, stufiing the body including the leg and feet portions and leaving a space in the upper part to receive the base, inserting the base into the space until the puckering string reaches to the neck, taking scraps from the stocking and forming casings for the arms, stuffing the casings, taking the upper part of the stocking and making the body of a jacket, taking more scraps of the stocking and making sleeves for the jacket, and placing the stuffed arm casings in the sleeves.

2. The method of making a doll which consists in cutting a stocking straight across it, securing the cut edges together, thereby forming a head and base portion, applying a cord around the center to form a neck separating the head from the :base', cutting a second piece from the stocking extending from the ankle upwardly, laying the piece flat, cutting a slit from one end to the center and through both sides, securing the cut edges together to produce leg and feet portions, applying a puckering string to the material at the opposite end from the leg and feet portions, stufiing the body thus produced including the leg and feet portions and leaving a space in the upper part, inserting the base into the space and drawing the puckering string around the neck, applying cords to shap e the feet portions, taking the heel portion of the stocking and forming a cap for the head, taking scraps from the stocking and forming arm casings, stuffing the arm casings, taking the upper part of the stocking and forming the body of a jacket, taking the remaining scraps and forming sleeves for the jacket, placing the stufied arm casings in the sleeves, and applying cords to form hands.

3. The method of making a doll which consists in cutting a stocking straight .across the instep, taking the toe piece .and stuffing it, securing the cut edges together, thereby forming a head and base portion, applying a cord around the center to form a neck separating the head from the base, cutting a second piece from the stocking extending from the ankle upwardly, laying the base flat, cutting a slit from one end to the center and through both sides, securing the cut edges together to produce leg and feet portions, applying a puckering string to the material at the opposite :end from the leg and feet portions, stufiing the body thus produced including the leg and feet portions and leaving a space in the upperpart, in: serting the base into the space :and drawing the puckering string around the neck, applying cords to shape the feet portions, taking the heel portion of the stocking and forming a cap for the head, taking scraps from the stocking and forming arm casings,

the instep, taking the toe piece and stuffing stufling the arm casings, taking the upper and drawing the puckering string around part of the stocking and forming the body of the neck so that the uncut edge of the jacket a jacket, taking the remaining scraps and will hang downwardly around the legs and 10 forming sleeves for the jacket, placing the may be turned upwardly.

5 stuffed arni casings in the sleeves, applying In estim ny wher of I have Signed my cords to form hands, and applying a puckername to this specification. ing string around the cut edge of the jacket MARTHA ST. CLAIR WINGERT.

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